Almahdy Eltonsy joins PM World Correspondents Network in Egypt

Feb. 21, 2014 - PRLog -- Dallas, London, Sydney, Cairo – PM World has announced that Almahdy Eltonsy has been appointed an International Correspondent for the organization in Cairo, Egypt.  Mr. Eltonsy has many years of experience in several major healthcare organizations, working on major hospital facilities and medical systems projects.  Almahdy will report about professional developments in Egypt for the PM World Journal (PMWJ).

Almahdy Eltonsy, IPMA – B is a Senior Project Manager in the HealthCare industry, and the first healthcare PM granted the IPMA-B certification in Egypt. Starting with Siemens in 1993, Almahdy has extensive technical and managerial experiences, gaining the ability to work cross-functionally in a time-intensive environment.

One of the most important milestones in Almahdy’s project management career is Children’s Cancer Hospital in Egypt (57357) ( www.57357.com ), a 30 Million Euro Project. As a GPM for this strategic pivotal project, the scope was not only project management but also the service management, in addition to work with accreditation bodies.

In 2012 Almahdy moved to GE HealthCare to work as a product service manager for Surgery – X Ray – Intervention – Ultrasound – Life Care solutions, using his experience in leading the service team with project management methodology. Almahdy’s motive to change is to take a new challenge and exposure to new cultures and discipline, taking advantage of his technical and managerial skills and using the project management tool box in general management aspects.

In addition to his work in healthcare, Almahdy worked as an IT project developer with one of the largest media and advertising groups in Egypt.  Almahdy was able to realize a new methodology and software for Media planning and advertising campaign planning. Almahdy holds a B.Sc. in Systems and Biomedical Engineering from Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering, and passed many specialized courses in Siemens, GE and Microsoft.

According to PMWJ Managing Editor David Pells, “We are honored to have Almahdy Eltonsy join our international correspondents team in Cairo.  His background in both IT and healthcare is an exciting addition.  Even with all of the turmoil in Egypt recently, Almahdy’s commitment to modern professional project management suggests that he is making an important contribution to both his organization and country.”

Almahdy Eltonsy stated, “I am happy to join the PM World team, and to support the global mission of the journal and organization, to share project management knowledge around the world.  I look forward to sharing my experiences and news related to project management in the Egyptian healthcare sector and in Egypt.”

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